{{Short description|Newspaper in Columbus, Ohio}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Columbus Messenger Newspapers | type = Bi-weekly newspaper | format = Tabloid | founded = 1974 | ceased_publication = 2025 | headquarters = Columbus Office<br>3500 Sullivant Ave.<br>Columbus, Ohio 43204<br>{{USA}} <br> London Office<br>78 S. Main St.<br>London, Ohio 43140<br>{{USA}} | publisher = Philip F. Daubel | managing_editor = Rick Palsgrove | circulation = Every other, Sunday<br>21,135 Eastside<br> 20,070 Southeast<br>20,297 Southwest<br>24,766 Westside<br> 14,581 Madison<ref>{{cite web|title=Publication Audit Report|publisher=Circulation Verification Council'|url=http://www.columbusmessenger.com/documents/contentdocuments/33.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601075229/http://www.columbusmessenger.com/documents/contentdocuments/33.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-06-01|date=2009-06-30}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.columbusmessenger.com}} }}
'''Columbus Messenger Newspapers''' was a bi-weekly suburban newspaper chain started in 1974. It published six free or by subscription, independently owned newspapers: the ''Westside Messenger'', the ''South and'' ''Canal Winchester Messenger'', the ''Groveport Messenger'', the ''Grove City Messenger'', and the ''Madison Messenger'', covering communities around Columbus, Ohio, and Madison County.
Each of the six papers published every other Sunday and feature happenings with local government, community organizations and human interest stories.
Columbus Messenger ceased on April 11, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiker |first=Jim |title=Columbus Messenger suburban newspaper chain closes after half a century |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2025/04/11/columbus-messenger-newspaper-chain-shuts-down-five-papers/83040900007/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Canal Winchester edition== The ''Canal Winchester Messenger'' covers Canal Winchester and is distributed to homes in the Canal Winchester school district, includes drop sites at local businesses and libraries.<ref name="about us">{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbusmessenger.com/about-us|title=About Us}}</ref>
==Groveport edition== The ''Groveport Messenger'' covers Groveport and Obetz and distributed to all Groveport Madison School District homes as well as the city of Obetz.<ref name="about us" />
==Grove City edition== The ''Grove City Messenger'' Covering all of City of Grove City and Commercial Point.<ref name="about us" />
==Westside edition== The ''Westside Messenger'' Covering Lincoln Village, Prairie Twp., Westgate, Galloway.<ref name="about us" />
==Madison County edition== The ''Madison Messenger'' covers Madison County, Ohio, including London, Mount Sterling, West Jefferson, South Solon, Sedalia, Summerford and all rural routes, and distributed to ZIP codes 43140, 43143, 43162, 43153, 43151 and 43064. The ''Madison Messenger'' also goes to South Charleston in Clark County the first Monday of each month.
==References== <references> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060210175218/http://www.columbusmessenger.com/about.php Columbus Messenger website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100601075229/http://www.columbusmessenger.com/documents/contentdocuments/33.pdf] </references>
== External links ==
* [https://www.columbusmessenger.com/ Official website] {{Authority control}}
Category:Newspapers published in Columbus, Ohio Category:Newspapers established in 1974 Category:1974 establishments in Ohio
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